Dmitri Shostakovich

Dimitri Shostakovich was born on September 25th 1906 in St. Petersburg and died in Moscow on August 9th 1975. His father was an engineer, his mother a pianist of professional level. Shostakovich became a skilled pianist at an early age. In his early adolescence he lived though the most horrific period of the Russian Revolution in St. Petersburg now secularized as Petrograd. He suffered from malnutrition and in fact his health was never robust. He was attending during this period the Petrograd Conservatory where the famous composer Alexander Glazunov was the music director... Read More

Real Name:

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich

City Of Origin:

Saint Petrsburg

Genre:

Classical, Modern, Soundtracks, Film Score

Birthdate:

09/12/1906

Death date:

09/08/1975

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